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"Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair" is a late-1920s blues song written by composer George Brooks and made famous by Bessie Smith. In the song, a female narrator confesses the murder of a deceitful lover and expresses her willingness to accept her punishment. The song is notable for being among the selections officially banned from being played on radio by the British Broadcasting Corporation.

The song, both in its original rendition and in cover versions, has been included in numerous albums as well as live performances. Profiling a new volume of Smith's recordings, a reviewer comments, "Some of her most deservedly famous records are here ... as well as some that ought to be, like 'Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair"; another reviewer also singled out that as one of two particularly "terrific numbers" that made Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3 an improvement over the previous volumes.

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lyricist and composer:George Brooks (composer, early 20th century)
Wikipedia:en: Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair [info]
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Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1927-03-03Send Me to the 'Lectric ChairBessie Smith3:23
1927-03-03Send Me to the 'Lectric ChairBessie Smith & Her Blue Boys3:24
1927-03-03Send Me to the 'Lectric ChairBessie Smith3:23
1927-03-03Send Me to the ’lectric Chair (stereo re-creation by Robert Parker)Bessie Smith and Her Blue Boys3:25
1976-03-31Send Me to the 'Lectric ChairinstrumentalVic Dickenson5:17
2013-01Send Me to the ’Lectric ChairHugh Laurie5:27
2013Send Me to the 'lectric ChairliveHugh Laurie5:53
Judge, Judgecover and instrumentalGeorge Winston5:02
Send Me to the 'lectric ChairSue Foley4:19
Send Me to the ’lectric ChaircoverDinah Washington4:03
Send Me to the ’lectric ChairHaley3:40
Send Me to the ’Lectric ChaircoverDinah Washington?:??
Send Me to the ’Lectric ChaircoverDinah Washington3:17
Send Me to the ’Lectric ChaircoverDinah Washington3:53
Send Me to the ’Lectric ChaircoverDinah Washington3:19
Send Me to the ’Lectric Chair (From Newport ’58)coverDinah Washington4:01
Send Me to the ’lectric Chair (live)cover and liveDinah Washington3:53
Send Me to the Electric ChaircoverDinah Washington?:??